iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
468 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.2B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 123 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 50
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $252M | Put options by funds: $216M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 123
7.88% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.78% → 79.66% (+7.9%)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 443 → 468 (+25)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.69B → $10.2B (+$536M)
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 22 (+1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$424M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$203M |
| 3 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
TAF
Tredje AP-fonden
Se-111 91 Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$69.3M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$59.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$236M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$66.9M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$66.6M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$58.3M |
| 5 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$55.7M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
468 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $10.2B — up 5.5% from $9.69B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 123 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $424M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $236M.
- 468 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2021, up from 443 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $10.2B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 50 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $424M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $236M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.